Today’s Game: The Dayton Dragons (affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds) meet the Great Lakes Loons (affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers) in the second game of a four-game series. The Dragons and Loons play 11 times between May 1 and May 21 (20 game stretch).

Welcome: Hall-of-Fame shortstop Barry Larkin is in Dayton for the first three games of the current series as a special instructor.

Conor Krauss has allowed just two runs in 14 IP this season (11 appearances). He has not given up a run in his last four games (6.1 IP).

Team Notes

The Dragons are 15-8 their last 23 games. During the 23 games, they are batting .254 with a team ERA of 2.47 (207.2 IP, 57 ER).

The Dragons lead the Midwest League in ERA in the month of May at 2.52.

Dragons relievers over the last 11 G: 40.1 IP, 6 ER, 1.34 ERA.

The Dragons are 16-5 when allowing no unearned runs; 4-4 when allowing one unearned run; 1-8 when allowing two or more unearned runs.

The Dragons are 13-2 this season when scoring the first run of the game. They are 15-3 when scoring at least four runs. They have won only three games this season when the opponent scores more than three runs (none when the opponent scores more than five).

Upcoming Probable Pitchers (All game times are Dayton time) (All games on WONE 980 AM and www.daytondragons.com)